Bissau, Sept. 24 -- FrontPageAfrica Editor Selma Lomax is among 40 journalists from across the ECOWAS region participating in a three-day regional training workshop on investigative reporting of economic and financial crimes, taking place in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau.

The workshop, organized by the Inter-Governmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA), aims to strengthen the capacity of journalists from print, electronic, and online media to investigate and report effectively on money laundering, terrorist financing, and other financial crimes.

Speaking at the opening of the workshop, Timothy Melaye, Acting Principal Officer for Communication and Advocacy at GIABA, said the training is part of the institution's str...